While it may be hard to believe for many BART riders, the transportation system we all love and hate is about to start station upgrades at certain locations.

The Planning and Development Department at BART took a hard look at all the stations to prioritize which locations needed the most improvement. Tim Chan, manager of planning at BART, said that the decision was made to focus on BART's core system, which makes up the oldest stations on the more than 40-year-old transportation line.

Station improvements will be seen at El Cerrito del Norte, 19th Street/Oakland, Powell Street and the Balboa Park stations in the next two years, BART confirmed. This is the second round of improvements being made as part of BART's Station Modernization Program.